Wire-fence fastening-clip.



Patented Aug. 5,' |902.

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(Application lcd Nav. 9, 1901..)4

(No Model.)

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UNTTnn STATES PATnNT OFFICE.

FRANK CANFIELD, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WESTERN WIRE FENCE COMPANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

WIRE-FENCE FASTENING-CLN3 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent N O. 706,220, dated August 5, 1902.

Application filed November 9,1901. Serial No. 81,736- (No model) To ir/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK CANFIELD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVire-Fence Fastening-Clips andI do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of ret'- erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fastening-clips for wire fence of the class set forth in application No. 60,597, filed May 16, 1901, for which Patent No. 686,232 issued on the 5th of November, 1901.

My present invention consists of certain novel features of construction, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a side elevation showing my improved clip in use. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a single clip applied to a wire and stay, the parts being shown on a larger scale. Figs. 3 and 4 are sections taken on the lines and y 1/, respectively, of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are front and side elevations, respectively, of one of the clip members. Figs. 7 and S are similar views of the other clip member.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numerals 5 and 6 respectively designate the two parts of my improved clip. The member 5 is provided with grooves or recesses 5m and 5C, which terminate atY their inner extremities in a central portion 5d. This central portion is provided with an opening 55. There are two grooves 5i in line with each other and two grooves 5C in line with each other. These grooves 5 and 5C, as shown in the drawings, extend at right angles to each other. The member 6 is provided with similar grooves 6 and 6c and a central portion 6d, in which is formed an opening 6k. These two members are spider-shaped-that is tosay, they are provided with projections extending from the central portion,where the wire and stay cross each other at right angles.

The grooves are formed in these projections. The two members are arranged to be placed together, so that their grooves 5a and 6a shall be in line and form a seat for the wire 8. Either set of grooves may, however, form a seat for the stay and the other set of grooves for the wire. The wire and stay cross each other in the center of the clip between the two members and hold the members apart until a tool (not shown) is applied and the members are forced together, whereby the stay and wire are bent in opposite directions toward or into the openings 5 and 6k, whereby the wire and stay beyond the clip occupy the same or approximately the same plane. In practice this accuracy may be observed or not, as may be desired. The bends in the wire and stay where they cross in the center of the clip lock or anchor the said parts in place and prevent movement of either when the clip members are fastened together. When the parts are assembled, the two clip members are supposed to be in contact with each other, though this is not absolutely necessary.

As shown in the drawings, the member 5 is provided with arms 5g, adapted to embrace the member 6 and lock the two members together. The free extremities of these arms may be bent inwardly into the opening 6k of the member 6, whereby the members are held securely in place. The arms 5g are located between the projections of the member 5 and embrace the ,member 6 between its projections. As shown in the drawings, the member 6 is provided with grooves 6l, adapted to receive the arms 6g of -the other member. The arms 5g are of sufiicient length to project beyond the member 6, so that they may be bent dbwn thereon and into the opening 6 to lock the members together, as aforesaid.

It must be understood that I do not limit IOO having an opening, the projections of both members being provided with grooves, the members being arranged on. opposite sides of the wire and stay, the grooves of the projections forming seats for the parts to be connected, and the central parts of the members being adapted to receive the opposite bends of `the two parts at their intersection, the projections of the two members having faces which are oppositely located when the parts are assembled, one of the members having arms located intermediate its projections, which arms are adapted to embrace and clench upon the other member, the outer extremities of 'these arms being bent into the opening of the last-named member whereby the two parts are securely held together.

2. A wire-fence clip composed of two coperating members, each member having a central part and four radial projections, the central part of one member having an opening, and the projections of each member having Vgrooves leading outwardly from the central 

